Word Meaning 丈比べ

たけくらべ takekurabe

丈比べ is read as たけくらべ (takekurabe) and means comparison of statures.

Meaning

English

comparison of statures

Reading

Kana

たけくらべ

Romaji

takekurabe

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 111745 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

丈

たけ

length (esp. of clothing)

丈夫

じょうぶ

healthy

丈

だけ

as much as

丈人

じょうじん

elder

丈長

たけなが

tall

丈六

じょうろく

one jō and six shaku (4.85m)

丈夫風

ますらおぶり

manly poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)

丈夫

じょうふ

hero

団栗の背比べ

どんぐりのせいくらべ

pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties)

比べ

くらべ

contest

に比べ

にくらべ

compared to

大丈夫

だいじょぶ

great man